Box Score

Edward Waters M-30244 8-20,5-16 SIAC

Fort Valley St. M-237 13-16,11-10 SIAC

Edward Waters M-30244

8-20,5-16 SIAC

Final

Feb. 28, 2023

Fort Valley St. M-237

13-16,11-10 SIAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	OT 1	F
Edward Waters M-30244	36	39	14	89
Fort Valley St. M-237	40	35	8	83

Game Recap: Men's Basketball | 2/28/2023 6:30:00 PM | Chris Myers

Tigers Outlast Wildcats, Pull Upset at SIAC Tourney Round 2

SAVANNAH, Ga. – For the second year in a row, the Wildcats had the win in their grasp, and they only fell in extra basketball. After having the advantage most of the afternoon, Fort Valley State was outlasted and eventually upset in overtime, 89-83, to Edward Waters in the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Tournament Round 2.

K.J. Doucet laid the ball in with 42 seconds left in the overtime for the third tie, 83-83, of the extra period. Edward Waters answered with the go-ahead bucket 16 ticks later, 85-83. After a miss, FVSU had one final chance with 6.2 seconds left where it put the ball in play, but an inside shot went around the rim and out. The Tigers added four free throws for the final.

K.J. Doucet received his SIAC Player of the Year award from the SIAC's Jim Hall

Jamal Reynolds received his SIAC Defensvie Player of the Year award from the SIAC's Jim Hall

Despite the loss and end to its season, FVSU finished at 13-16 for its highest win total since it recorded the same record five years and a five-game improvement over last season. The Wildcats also finished with a winning mark of 12-9 in the SIAC East, the first league winning mark since the same season of 2017-18.

SIAC Player of the Year, Doucet paced the FVSU attack with a season-high 31 points, including 13 of 17 from the foul line, to go with 10 rebounds for a double-double and two assists. Khadim Samb recorded his own double-double of 10 points and 11 rebounds, while Myson Lowe hit for 10 tallies. The SIAC Defensive Player of the Year Jamal Reynolds added eight points, four assists and two more steals to his league best total. Senior JaMarcus Scott contributed six points and three boards in his final collegiate game.

In a career game, Larry Kuimi made 13 of 23 field goals and 14 of 18 free throws for a tournament-best 40 points and pulled down 15 rebounds.

FVSU built an 8-point lead over the opening 9:34 of 22-14 on a Lowe jumper. Lowe downed a trey less than a minute later and the Wildcats enjoyed the first double-digit margin, 27-17. Reynolds drained a corner 3-pointer for what would be the largest lead of the game, 11 points, 36-25, with 5:02 left in the first 20 minutes. EWU outscored FVSU, 11-4 in those final five minutes for a 40-36 intermission score.

EWU continued to build its momentum with the opening four points of the second half and went out to a two-point advantage, 51-49, at 15:01. FVSU answered each run with its own spurt and Quincy Young put the edge back to five, 67-62, at 6:09. Following a Lowe running jumper in the lane, FVSU led 72-66 with 3:43 left in regulation. The Tigers, though, put the next six points on the scoreboard for a 72-72 tie with 1:32 showing.

Doucet netted the overtime's first points, before his next layup tied the contest a 83 to set up the final 42 seconds.

-Wildcats-

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